Sources and hydrothermal alteration of organic matter in Quaternary sediments: A synthesis of studies from the Central Gulf of California

Deep sea drilling in the Central Gulf of California, a young and active spreading centre, shows that the high heat flow typical of these regions causes extensive alteration of sediment organic matter, especially near sills and above magma chambers where hydrothermal activity is concentrated. Even on the nearby passive margin, where there are no sills, heat flow is moderately high and hydrocarbon generation has begun in immature sequences. Migrating light hydrocarbons are detected especially where hydrothermal activity is concentrated. Thermogenic methane is more widespread, though not in the passive margin bordering the spreading centre. Despite the incidence of hydrocarbon generation and migration, the amounts of hydrocarbons involved are relatively small and apparently do not lead to commercially significant accumulations of petroleum.The organic matter in these sediments is mostly marine because the Gulf of California generally has low runoff from land and highly productive surface waters. Turbidites rich in terrigenous organic material are locally abundant in the mainly pelagic section in the Guaymas Basin. The highest concentrations of organic matter are found in laminated diatomites deposited on the Guaymas passive margin within the oxygen minimum zone.     

性外激素诱导大弹涂鱼成熟和产卵

成熟大弹涂鱼的卵巢、精巢和储精囊稀释液中的性外激素以及缩宫素和脱氧皮质酮（DOC）能诱导第4时相的大弹涂鱼卵母细胞在离体培养的条件下发育成熟，成熟率与性外激素的种类和剂量有关。前列腺素E1（PGE1）单独使用的效果不明显，但与人绒毛膜促性腺激素（HCG）混合使用时显著提高了卵母细胞的成熟率。以卵巢、精巢和储精囊稀释液以及PGE1分别注射雌性大弹涂鱼，剂量为0．01cm^3/尾的卵巢液、0．1cm^3/尾的储精囊液、0．1cm^3／尾的精巢液以及剂量为10μg/尾的PGE1都有诱导卵母细胞成熟的作用，其中储精囊液的作用最为显著。在人工管道中放置大弹涂鱼成熟亲鱼卵巢、精巢或储精囊的稀释液，有诱异性亲鱼进入管道内的作用，其中以储精囊液对雌鱼的吸引作用尤为明显。放置于陶瓷管道或海绵管道内的卵巢、精巢或储精囊稀释液都能诱导大弹涂鱼产卵，在陶瓷管道的产卵量和受精率显著高于海绵管道。     

岩石圈深部温压条件下萜烷演化的实验研究

在密闭体系中700℃、压力高达3 GPa条件下进行褐煤加水的模拟实验,分析实验产物中的萜烷的变化规律,进而对高压高温下有机质演化进行研究.实验结果表明,相同压力条件下,温度升高有利于有机质的成熟演化;压力增加会抑制或延迟油气的生成和有机质成熟;五环三萜烷ββ生物构型转化为αβ地质构型所需能量比烯烃双键加氢饱和更高.高温超高压条件下,研究样品中C24四环萜烷存在4种同分异构体,含量由高到低依次包括10β(H)-降A-羽扇烷、10p(H)-降A-奥利烷、C24-17,21-断藿烷和10β(H)-降A-乌散烷.高碳数烷烃在地幔高压力条件下仍可以存在,这为认识超压盆地的油气资源与深层油气成藏及保存提供了新的思路.     

Stratigraphy, sedimentology and bulk organic geochemistry of black shales from the Proterozoic Vindhyan Supergroup (central India)

Four organic-rich shale units of the Proterozoic Vindhyan sedimentary succession have been scanned to reveal their origin and hydrocarbon potential. The wavy-crinkly nature of the carbonaceous laminae is suggestive of a microbial mat origin of the shales. These shales are thus different from Phanerozoic black shales which typically exhibit planar laminae. The hydrocarbon potential of the black shale units has been evaluated by Rock-Eval pyrolysis. Total organic carbon content of many of the shales exceeds 1%. The meanT _max for the black shales translate to a vitrinite reflectance range of 2.05-2.40% Rm based on standard conversion techniques. These shales have reached the catagenetic stage near the beginning of anthracite formation.     

Noble Gases in the Lunar Regolith

The most fundamental character of lunar soil is its high concentrations of solar-wind-implanted elements, and the concentrations and behavior of the noble gases He, Ne, Ar, and Xe, which provide unique and extensive information about a broad range of fundamental problems. In this paper, the authors studied the forming mechanism of lunar regolith, and proposed that most of the noble gases in lunar regolith come from the solar wind. Meteoroid bombardment controls the maturity of lunar soil, with the degree of maturation decreasing with grain size; the concentrations of the noble gases would be of slight variation with the depth of lunar soil but tend to decrease with grain size. In addition, the concentrations of noble gases in lunar soil also show a close relationship with its mineral and chemical compositions. The utilization prospects of the noble gas ^3He in lunar regolith will be further discussed.     

华南-古岩溶型铀矿床中有机质的热成熟异常及其矿床成因意义

华南某层控铀矿床中有机质可分为原生沉积型、热液变质型和运移型三种类型，其母质类型为腐泥－腐殖型，主要来源于海相微体生物、藻类及少量源于陆相高等植物。根据镜质体反射率、饱和烃气相色谱和某些地球化学指标，表明矿石中有机质呈现异常热成熟特征，这对揭示该矿床热水叠造成矿机制具有指纹意义。本文还首次合理解释矿石中铀与有机碳含量间复杂关系的原因。     

Differential retardation of organic matter maturation by overpressure

Thetraditionalhydrocarbongenerationmodeldoesnottakeintoaccounttheeffectofpressure[1].Astotheroleofpressureinorganicmattermaturationandpetroleumgeneration,threeconflictingopinionshaveeverbeenproposed:(1)Increasingpressurehasnodetectableeffectonorganic-mattermaturation[1,2];(2)increasingpressureenhanceshydrocarbon-thermaldestruction[3];(3)increasingpressuresignificantlyretardsorganic-mattermaturationandhydrocarbongeneration[4,5].Therearemorethan180overpressuredbasinsintheworld.Theroleofoverpress…     

ESR assessment of kerogen maturation and its relation with petroleum genesis

Petroleum hydrocarbons are formed by breakdown of kerogen preserved in source rocks throughout the process of catagenesis. This process is accompanied by free radical generation in kerogen. The availability of measuring free radicals in kerogen using ESR to deduce a maturation estimation of potential source rocks has been hindered due to the presence of the solvent-extractable organic molecules (SEOM) trapped within the kerogen matrix. Spin concentration (Ns) of the kerogen treated with pyridine (K_Py) represents the paramagnetic centers of the kerogen matrix itself and provides a potential parameter to evaluate kerogen maturation.